Stewardship News

Synod News – April 2013

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News and information from around the synod. April 30 Deadline to Meet Our Goal Each year Portico Benefit Services primary care health insurance plan members are asked to complete an short online health assessment. The benefit to our congregations is … Continue reading


Synod News – March 2013

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News and information from around the synod. Thank You for Your Support in 2012 The numbers are in and you have exceeded your pledge to support the ministries of the synodical expression of the ELCA in 2012. Because you kept … Continue reading


Snippets – March 2013

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News, events, tips, and tricks from your synod ministry partners Campus Ministry: Planning for the Future For both of the campus ministries in our synod, this is a time of significant transition. The Lutheran Campus Center in Winona will soon … Continue reading


Snippets – January 2013

News, events, tips, and tricks from your synod ministry partners Campus Ministry: We Can Come for Worship At the 2012 Synod Assembly congregations were asked to lift up the Lutheran Campus Ministries in our Synod. Resources were sent to all … Continue reading


What are Mission Support Intents?

By Larry Iverson Synod Minister In Matthew 21: 28-32 Jesus tells a story of two sons, one who told his father that he would not go into the vineyard to work, but later changed his mind and went. The other … Continue reading


Time & Talent Sheets – 10/11/12

On Thursday, October 11, 2012 the Synod Communicators group gathered at Grace Lutheran Church, Mankato to discuss time and talent sheets and other forms. Present: Barb Anderson, Hosanna, Rochester Ruth Anderson, Our Savior’s, Owatonna Vance Becker, Good Shepherd (LCMS), North Mankato Justine Carlson, Christ the King, Mankato … Continue reading


Ask, Thank, Tell: Telling It Like It Is

Ask, Thank, Tell…Again   This article is shared with us from the a talk delivered to St Paul’s Lutheran, Pine Island, by the congregational president, Julie Baska, with her permission. It was inspired by the council’s discussion of the book, … Continue reading


Stewardship of One Another

Stewardship comes in many forms. The sharing of individual stories help us remember the community of faith that is possible because of financial mission support. Here is one such story from a member at a Southeastern Minnesota Synod congregation. My … Continue reading


The Value of a Mission Interpreter in Your Congregation

By Shirley Gangstad, synod mission interpreter coordinator If your congregation has not celebrated the ecumenical partnership of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) with The United Methodist Church in your community, the folks in your congregation may not be … Continue reading


Two Opportunities to Grow as a Steward

By Larry Iverson Synod Minister Discover the energy and joy of being a steward in your personal life and in your congregation. Come and learn what core messages, practices, and skills are a part of the development of a well-formed … Continue reading


A Book Review on the Power of Thank-Yous

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By Larry Iverson Synod Minister I always struggle with the idea of New Year’s Resolutions. I acknowledge the exercise, but best intensions usually end up abandoned only weeks later than the discarded Christmas tree. I recently picked up a book … Continue reading


“Excelling in Mission” Conversations Continue

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In the fall of 2011, approximately 430 rostered and lay leaders from around the synod gathered at four separate gatherings to discuss the topic of “Excelling in Mission…A Generous Undertaking.” Resources from the events and examples from synod congregations are … Continue reading


Ask, Thank, Tell…Unbelievable!

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By Joe Jackson Mission Support Table I can’t believe it. I’m actually excited about stewardship for the first time in my entire life! Intellectually I’ve always known that I ought to be excited about stewardship, but whenever I got the … Continue reading


Snippets – November 2011

News, events, tips, and tricks from your synod ministry partners Lutheran Campus Ministry: Busy in Winona The Lutheran Campus Center (LCC) in Winona has welcomed many new students to campus ministry this year. In addition to Sunday night supper and … Continue reading